Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
2nd Floor, Woodland House, Maes-Y-Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
UK
Contact person: Marisa Riley
Telephone: +44 2921501500
E-mail: marisa.riley2@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procurement for Additional NHS General Dental Services Capacity Across Cardiff and Vale
Reference number: CAV-CP-64244
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of additional NHS General Dental Services (GDS) capacity across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to improve patient access to NHS dental services, reduce waiting times for patients awaiting allocation through the Dental Access Portal, and increase service provision within identified areas of unmet need. The Health Board intends to award funding to one or more providers capable of delivering additional NHS dental activity in accordance with the NHS General Dental Services Contract. The services are anticipated to commence from March 2027 and will be provided under ongoing GDS contractual arrangements, which do not have a fixed end date
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking to commission additional NHS General Dental Services (GDS) capacity to improve access to NHS dental care across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The requirement is intended to increase the availability of NHS dental appointments, reduce waiting times for patients awaiting allocation through the Dental Access Portal, and improve access to services in areas of identified unmet need. The Health Board has identified South East Cardiff, Cardiff East and Cardiff City & South as priority areas for additional service provision.
The procurement is open to eligible GDS contractors who can demonstrate sufficient workforce, clinical and surgery capacity to deliver additional NHS dental activity alongside existing contractual commitments. Successful providers will be required to deliver comprehensive NHS dental services in accordance with the NHS General Dental Services Contract, accept patients allocated through the Dental Access Portal where required, maintain compliance with all relevant contractual and regulatory requirements, and participate in contract monitoring and reporting arrangements. The Health Board reserves the right to award funding to one or more providers, taking into account the quality of submissions, geographical coverage, population need and the level of additional capacity available to support improved patient access to NHS dental services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be awarded under the NHS General Dental Services (GDS) contractual arrangements. GDS contracts are ongoing contracts and do not have a fixed expiry date. The stated contract period is provided for notice publication purposes only and should not be interpreted as a fixed contract term.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/12/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
04/12/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
February/March 2027
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The procurement documents are available electronically via the eTenderWales portal. Tender responses must be submitted electronically through eTenderWales by the deadline stated within the procurement documentation and must include all information requested within the Invitation to Tender and associated appendices.
This procurement is being undertaken using the Competitive Process under PSR Wales. Evaluation will be undertaken in two stages. Written submissions will be evaluated and weighted at 70% of the total score, comprising Technical Criteria (55%) and Social Value Criteria (15%). Following completion of the written evaluation, the highest scoring bidder(s) may be invited to participate in a presentation stage weighted at 30% of the total score. The final contract award decision will be based on the combined scores achieved across the written submission and presentation stages in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out within the procurement documents.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=172775
(WA Ref:172775)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/11/2026